Thursday, October 29, 2026

This Week in Special Situations: Mattel, Winnebago, PayPal

Mattel, Winnebago and PayPal lead 37 special situations spanning activist campaigns, buybacks, M&A and strategic alternatives.

MAT $4.4B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 29 2 clicks

Oct 28 GPI $3.1B

Group 1 Automotive (GPI): Q3 2026 Earnings

Cannibal Stocks 1 click

Oct 28 ENVA $4.3B

Enova International (ENVA): Leading US Online lender with excellent track record

Substack von Philipp 3 clicks

From X

@junkbondinvest Oct 15

junkbondinvestor on X

GTCR and Elliott are buying $CCC at ~5.3x fwd revenue and ~12.5x EBITDA. This is a uppier-tier vertical SaaS w/ ~42% EBITDA margins, ~98% gross retention, and network effects If the best assets are clearing at 5-6x, think about what that means for software lenders on everything else.

@valuedontlie Oct 15 3 clicks

Colin King on X

September 2026 write-ups: 1) $THRM RMT transaction (sort of a spin) 2) $CTVA $VYLR spin-off 3) Guide to M&A situations 4) $DECK beaten down (busted GARP) 5) $RAVE transitioning from turnaround to growth story https://t.co/fKWlrWNy4S

@irbezek Oct 15 3 clicks

Ian Bezek on X

If you're wondering why half of FinTwit is going nuts while everyone else is chilling, it's because some of the momo stuff is down 30% this week. $AAOI https://t.co/2s7dBv2qgq

@DeepSailCapital Oct 15 3 clicks

Deep Sail Capital on X

I’d throw out $JOBY, it’s still a legit company and leader in the EVTOL space with real catalyst ahead with Dubai commercial service is targeted for the end of 2026

@valuedontlie Oct 15

Colin King on X

@junkbondinvest CSWC spun off control stake in what is now $CSW Solid operators in an otherwise tough space

@kab604 Oct 15 1 click

kab60 on X

Roger Penske taking $PAG private ~15x fwd earnings, while peers trade ~6-7x (sure there are differences in capital structure+mix but still... US auto dealers are a bargain unless nasty recession and boomer wealth goes 'poof') $AN $ABG $GPI $LAD

@kab604 Oct 15 1 click

kab60 on X

Anyone with BofA's initiation reports on $FIS & $FOUR? 🙏 As always, I'll return the favor by telling you about my 3 favorite ideas, so you can top up your short basket

@kab604 Oct 15

kab60 on X

$VTU.L raises guidance https://t.co/0Jb8yOedr1, Lithia also improved results in '25 https://t.co/9f3NNV1z5k - $GPI should improve as well https://t.co/NnYS2bSQy8

AppFolio 3Q26 Business Recap: AI Agents Support Growth

AppFolio grew third-quarter revenue 19% as Realm-X AI agents gained adoption, lifting guidance to $1.122 billion to $1.127 billion.

APPF $7.6B

Speedwell Research Oct 27 5 clicks

TTM Technologies: The Market Already Caught On To Peak Numbers

TTM Technologies’ record Q3 and data-center exposure drove a 27.7% stock drop as investors questioned debt-funded growth, leverage and the…

TTMI $8.6B

Nicolas Bolsinger Oct 27 1 click

Monte Investments Market Brief Vol. CXXXIII

Monte Investments updates Carpenter Technology after a 25% sell-off, tracks EQT’s $12.83 billion Range Resources acquisition and assesses…

KRMN $5B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 27 1 click

Molina & Kinsale

Molina Healthcare and Kinsale Capital’s earnings are reassessed through a long-term lens, emphasizing conviction and detachment during…

KNSL $8.3B

Bearstone Oct 26 8 clicks

Duolingo: The 2027 Bull Case Is Hidden In The Monetization Switch

Duolingo sacrificed over $50 million of 2026 bookings to reduce free-app friction, reaccelerate daily users and target 100 million DAUs by…

DUOL $6.4B

Geneva Investor Oct 26 4 clicks

Signet Jewelers (SIG): The Next Dillard’s?

Signet Jewelers cut its share count from 87 million to 38 million since 2012 as short interest reaches 15%, amid a hated diamond market.

SIG $4.4B

Cannibal Stocks Oct 25 20 clicks

I went through all 142 companies in Value Line this morning. Here are the 6 that made it

Six Value Line small caps including Blackbaud, Marqeta, Ranger Energy and Definitive Healthcare trade on net cash, buybacks, low multiples…

BLKB $2.4B

Calvin Blissett Oct 24 81 clicks

ExlService: A Boring Compounder That Could Double

EXLService's AI-led business, 61% of revenue and growing 30% year over year, trades at 18 times forward earnings after legacy digital…

EXLS $6.3B

Ignacio Planas Gonzalez Oct 24 4 clicks

Oscar Health: Up Over 200% From The March Lows, Still Room To Run (Ticker: OSCR)

Oscar Health raised 2026 operating earnings guidance to $600 million-$800 million after ACA-marketplace expansion drove 60% membership and…

OSCR $9.4B

Emerging Moats Research Oct 23 5 clicks

Trade Alert - Long RIG

HFI Portfolio bought 94,214 shares of Transocean, RIG, for $570,000 at $6.05 per share.

RIG $7.4B

HFI Research Oct 22 10 clicks

WULF · long

Terawulf INC

TeraWulf is shifting from bitcoin mining toward data centers, seeking a higher-quality and more defensive business model.

WULF $5.4B

Value Investors Club Jul 29

Digital Marketing Leader Klaviyo Deserves A Strong Buy

Klaviyo's customer-data platform and new AI Composer product underpin a bullish growth case, with Salesforce's Braze acquisition cited as a…

KVYO $5.8B

Fountainhead Oct 25 2 clicks

MYR Group q3’26 Earnings Preview

MYR Group’s Q3 2026 preview cites data-center and power transmission demand, with long-term service agreements supporting margin growth and…

MYRG $4.3B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 22 6 clicks

Mosaic: Cash from Potash Now, a Recovery in Phosphates Later

Mosaic’s potash business generated $930 million after capital spending and closure cash in 2025, while phosphate operations consumed $207…

MOS $6B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 13 clicks

Mosaic, Part One: The Story

Mosaic’s history traces the 2004 Cargill-IMC merger and the phosphate and potash mines that shaped NYSE: MOS.

MOS $6B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 34 clicks

Mosaic, Part Two: The Deep Dive

Mosaic, NYSE: MOS, is the subject of a second audio program for professional investors analyzing fertilizer producers.

MOS $6B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 22 5 clicks

Undercovered Dozen: Western Digital, Penguin Solutions, Millrose Properties And More

Western Digital, Penguin Solutions and Millrose Properties lead a roundup of 12 lesser-followed stocks featured from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16.

PENG $3.6BMRP $4B

The Undercovered Dozen Oct 22 17 clicks

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) vs Lithia Motors (LAD)

Group 1 Automotive and Lithia Motors divide two longtime value investors: David Abrams switched to Lithia in 2018, while Greg Alexander…

GPI $3.1BLAD $6.4B

Cannibal Stocks Oct 22 6 clicks

Atour Lifestyle ($ATAT): The Hotel Chain That Is Secretly a (Sleep) DTC E-Commerce Brand

Atour Lifestyle combines an asset-light Chinese hotel franchise network with Atour Planet sleep-product sales, using guest rooms as product…

ATAT $4.5B

Substack von Philipp Oct 22 8 clicks

Webull: A 30% Annual Return Setup As Perpetual Futures Go Live

Webull expects perpetual futures and operating leverage to lift operating income from $114 million to nearly $400 million by 2030.

BULL $3B

PropNotes Oct 21 3 clicks

Thursday, October 29, 2026

junkbondinvestor on X

Colin King on X

Ian Bezek on X

Deep Sail Capital on X

Colin King on X

kab60 on X

kab60 on X

kab60 on X

Investor Letters

Publications we follow

Newsletters 109

YouTube 4

Blogs 15

Seeking Alpha 67 of 268

X accounts we follow

Investor letters we follow

Sectors